Hey everyone! Time for a quick status report on the next major update. Work on Version 1.7 is progressing well and you can expect it to be released at the end of October. The next few weeks will be spent rigourously testing all changes.
We have some exciting plans that we’re waiting to hatch, and will be talking more about those closer to the anniversary of the original Primal Carnage’s launch. For now, we can say that to commemorate four years of dinosaurs vs. humans, we will be running a special Anniversary Celebration event to coincide with the update. Expect some in-game discounts and special deals!
What is included in Version 1.7?
You asked us to focus on bug fixing and balance, that’s exactly what we have done. With the help of our Open Testing participants we have been tracking down and eliminating bugs, tweaking weapons, adjusting classes and evaluating performance.
Every map has had yet more collision fixes, layout adjustments and lighting refinements. We’ve also gone through our assets and optimized a lot of content, meaning that the game should run a little faster, use less memory and require less disk space after the next update. Substantial time has been spent improving our network traffic use as well, which should result in better network performance and reliability.
In addition to a whole slew of bugfixes and balance improvements, other new features will include:
-Improved spawning system
-Higher progression system level cap
-Adjustments to the Autobalance system and voting system
-More assist types and improvements to how we reward teamplay
Halloween Skin Contest
As we head towards that spooky time of year, we will be running a special Halloween-themed skin competition!
Create your skin using the Primal Carnage: Extinction SDK and submit it to the Workshop for your chance to be included in a Halloween store pack or crate. To take part, simply submit your skin to the workshop using the Halloween 2016 tag, then go vote on your favorite skins! You have until October 21st to submit your ideas.
We look forward to sharing more information as we get closer to the Anniversary Celebration, and thank you for your patience as we thoroughly test this next update.
*Credit goes to War Bear for yet another great header image!